2/11/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team made two arrests relating to a monthslong drug investigation in both Baraga and Houghton counties.  27-year-old Bredon Hanks, was arrested on charges relating to the distribution of meth and cocaine.  He is being held in the Houghton County Jail.  60-year-old Michael Jestila was arrested for delivery of meth.  He’s being held at the Baraga County Jail.  Detectives say they seized more than a quarter pound of crystal meth, an ounce of cocaine and user amounts of MDMA and fentanyl from the two men. The drugs hold a street value of more than $15,000.

2/11/2026

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that sought to obtain access to Michigan's voter rolls, marking the latest setback to President Donald Trump's administration as it seeks voter data from a variety of states. The Department of Justice has sued at least 23 states and the District of Columbia to collect data on voters. The judge, a Trump nominee in the Western District of Michigan, issued the ruling yesterday that concluded that the laws cited by the Justice Department do not require the disclosure of the records sought.

2/11/2026

MICHIGAN - Last year, Michigan recorded its highest rate of seat belt use since 2019, according to results from a study by Michigan State University.  The study found that the seat belt use rate was 93.2%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points over the previous year.  SUV occupants had the highest seat belt use rate at 95.5%, followed by vans and minivans at 93.4% and passenger cars at 91.9%. Occupants of pickup trucks had the lowest seat belt use rate at 89.3%.